multimedia/gaming mini-itx build

[k0enf0rNL]

hello,

 

i'm building a new pc and i'm not sure which cpu to use. i will only be gaming and playing some movies/music on here. if i plan to stream etc i will change the build accordingly. all i need to know is which cpu to get. 

pc specs:

gtx 970 or r9 290

msi z87i gaming AC

silverstone raven rvz01

crucial ballistix sport 8GB

seagate barracuda 7200.14

silverstone SFX ST45SF 450W

 

i've been looking at the i3-4360 or the i5-4440. can i go any cheaper than this for this build and which one would you recommend?

 

thanks in advance!!

 

[Laputacake]

Budget

[SImoHayha]

Please give us a budget please ..... Also what do you have already ? Monitor? OS System ? Keyboard and Mouse etc.

[k0enf0rNL]

Budget

 

 

Please give us a budget please ..... Also what do you have already ? Monitor? OS System ? Keyboard and Mouse etc.

sorry the budget is the i5-4440 i dont want to go any higher than that. its going to be on my tv downstairs and i dont need an OS and keyboard and mouse has already been taken care of.

[Laputacake]

sorry the budget is the i5-4440 i dont want to go any higher than that. its going to be on my tv downstairs and i dont need an OS and keyboard and mouse has already been taken care of.

i mean for the system and go for the 970 and the build looks fine

[othertomperson]

Personally I'd go APU and stream games from your current PC via Steam. Cheaper than putting a 970 in a multimedia system.

[k0enf0rNL]

Personally I'd go APU and stream games from your current PC via Steam. Cheaper than putting a 970 in a multimedia system.

i've been thinking about that too but i want to play games with my brother and you cant do that while already streaming a game.

[k0enf0rNL]

i mean for the system and go for the 970 and the build looks fine

about €750,- to €850,- and for the cpu about €160,-

[othertomperson]

i've been thinking about that too but i want to play games with my brother and you cant do that while already streaming a game.

 

True. I'm waiting for Steam to allow games to run in the background, and multiple games at a time. Bring on the 5960X/quad 980 (not even bothering with SLI, each running independently) gaming server running games simultaneously across the house...

 

...when that happens, THEN I'm building a streaming pc

[k0enf0rNL]

True. I'm waiting for Steam to allow games to run in the background, and multiple games at a time. Bring on the 5960X/quad 980 (not even bothering with SLI, each running independently) gaming server running games simultaneously across the house...

 

...when that happens, THEN I'm building a streaming pc

i wont be building a streaming pc though. i would just get a cheap laptop with ethernet and hooked up to my tv or even a barebones brix thing.

[othertomperson]

i wont be building a streaming pc though. i would just get a cheap laptop with ethernet and hooked up to my tv or even a barebones brix thing.

 

Well you could, but I'd want it to look pwetty

[Laputacake]

i wont be building a streaming pc though. i would just get a cheap laptop with ethernet and hooked up to my tv or even a barebones brix thing.

go for the i5 and 970

[k0enf0rNL]

go for the i5 and 970

is the i5-4440 much better in gaming than the i3-4360? its a €30,- difference.

[Laputacake]

is the i5-4440 much better in gaming than the i3-4360? its a €30,- difference.

yeah according to gd about 43% and get the 4460

[k0enf0rNL]

yeah according to gd about 43% and get the 4460

if its really about 40% i absolutely will get the i5-4440 or the i5-4460

[Laputacake]

if its really about 40% i absolutely will get the i5-4440 or the i5-4460

Yeah, Also get an after market cpu cooler. from my experience the Intel cooler has performed abysmally 

[k0enf0rNL]

Yeah, Also get an after market cpu cooler. from my experience the Intel cooler has performed abysmally 

yeah i know but the problem is i cant find anything that is good and fits into the case. the RVZ01 has a seperate space for the gpu so the cpu shouldn't get that warm though.

[Laputacake]

yeah i know but the problem is i cant find anything that is good and fits into the case. the RVZ01 has a seperate space for the gpu so the cpu shouldn't get that warm though.

http://www.informatique.nl/887347/noctua-nh-l9i.html

[razor767]

Get the i5 4440 or the i5 4460 if it's basically the same price. Make sure you have a case fan intaking where the CPU is and your CPU temps should be fine.